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Has Allergy Season Started? When Will It End?
For many people, the sight of flowers blooming on trees along Highway 17 and in neighbors’ gardens signals the start of allergy season. But allergy season isn’t the same for everybody; in fact, it depends…
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The Different Types of Allergy Tests
If you’re hiking through Ravenel Waterfront Park and suddenly begin to have itchy, watery eyes and feel sneezy, you’ve most likely been exposed to an allergen. Allergens are substances that are typically harmless but that…
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How Spring Allergies Affect Your Ears
Springtime means getting to enjoy evening thunderstorms and beautiful flowers, but for many, it also means seasonal allergy symptoms. For some, this can result in pain or discomfort involving the ears. We review how spring…
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Can Allergies Cause Sinus Pressure?
It can be easy to convince yourself you have a bacterial sinus infection when, in reality, your symptoms are simply thanks to allergies. Sinus pressure is one of the many possible symptoms of an allergic…
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Can Allergies Cause Migraines?
It’s common to experience a headache caused by blocked sinuses during an allergy attack. But for some, it’s not just a headache; it’s a migraine. Migraines and headaches are often confused, but migraines are medical…
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Now Is the Time to Prepare for Spring Allergies
There’s no time Memorial Waterfront Park is more beautiful than springtime, when the flowers are blooming and the grass shines bright green. But if you have allergies, it may be difficult to enjoy the beauty…
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What’s Causing that Tickle in Your Nose?
You know the feeling you have in your nose right before you sneeze? That tickling sensation usually goes away after a sneeze, but for some people that feeling lingers. Understanding the causes of this sensation…
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How to Treat a Mold Allergy
Mold allergies are common. Unlike their seasonal allergy counterparts — tree, grass and ragweed pollen — mold is not killed off with the first frost. Instead, mold allergies can last year-round due to the mold’s…
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How to Identify and Treat Winter Allergies
When the winter chills begin and cold noses run, most think to blame a cold rather than allergies, but the latter is more common than you’d think. Understanding seasonal and indoor allergies can help you…
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Your Penicillin Allergy May Be Fake News
Penicillin allergies have long been considered the most common drug allergy in the U.S. An estimated one out of ten people in Charleston are allergic to penicillin – at least according to their medical charts.…
